פֿײַפֿן
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German pfīfen, from Old High German phīfōn, from onomatopoeic Latin pīpāre. Cognate to German pfeifen.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
פֿײַפֿן • (fayfn) (past participle געפֿײַפֿט (gefayft))
- to whistle
- Mordkhe Gebirtig, Reyzele
- פֿײַפֿן, זאָגט זי, איז נישט ייִדיש / עס פּאַסט בלויז פֿאַר זיי / גיב אַ צייכן פּראָסט אויף ייִדיש / איינס, צוויי, דרײַ
- fayfn, zogt zi, iz nisht yidish / es past bloyz far zey / gib a tseykhn prost oyf yidish / eyns, tsvey, dray
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Mordkhe Gebirtig, Reyzele
- (+ אױף (oyf)) to not give a damn about
- כ'פֿײַף אױף יאָשקע.
- kh'fayf oyf yoshke.
- I don't give a damn about Yoshke.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of פֿײַפֿן
infinitive | פֿײַפֿן fayfn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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present participle | פֿײַפֿנדיק fayfndik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
past participle | געפֿײַפֿט gefayft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
auxiliary | האָבן hobn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
present | איך פֿײַף ikh fayf |
מיר פֿײַפֿן mir fayfn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
דו פֿײַפֿסט du fayfst |
איר פֿײַפֿט ir fayft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ער פֿײַפֿט er fayft |
זיי פֿײַפֿן zey fayfn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
imperative | פֿײַף (דו) fayf (du) |
פֿײַפֿט (איר) fayft (ir) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Composed forms
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Derived terms[edit]
- צופֿײַפֿן (tsufayfn)
Related terms[edit]
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- Yiddish terms inherited from Middle High German
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- Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German
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